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Kyle Busch Domination in the Desert

Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series ServiceMaster 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 9, 2013   Photo - Tom Pennington/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series ServiceMaster 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 9, 2013
Photo – Tom Pennington/Getty Images

Saturday afternoon at Phoenix, Kyle Busch demonstrated why he has visited victory lane 12 times in the Nationwide Series – Domination. Busch had little competition throughout the afternoon allowing him to abolish the rest of the field en route to victory. Busch also closed in on Penske Racing’s No.22 team in the owners point standings with one race remaining for the season. Continue reading

Young Erik Jones Victorious at Phoenix

Erik Jones, driver of the #51 Wake Up Narcolepsy Awake at the Wheel Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 8, 2013 in Avondale, Arizona. The 17 year-old Jones became the youngest ever winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.  Photo - Tom Pennington/Getty Images
Erik Jones, driver of the #51 Wake Up Narcolepsy Awake at the Wheel Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 8, 2013 in Avondale, Arizona. The 17 year-old Jones became the youngest ever winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Photo – Tom Pennington/Getty Images

A season full of first-time winners added another name to the list Friday night at Phoenix when Erik Jones drove into victory lane. Jones, 17, has been competing on a part-time basis in the Camping World Truck Series with Kyle Busch Motorsports this season. A runner-up finish at Iowa earlier in the season showed Jones’ potential and now a win marks his presence in NASCAR. Continue reading

Johnson Demonstrates Prowess with Commanding Texas Win

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2013  Photo - Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2013
Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Jimmie Johnson produced a championship caliber performance Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. Johnson paced the field for most of the day and if he wasn’t up front, he was more than likely in the top three. This is the type of race where Johnson shows why he’s a five-time champion. Commanding a race isn’t an easy task, but Johnson did that and then some on in this event. Continue reading

Keselowski Takes Checkers in Texas Nationwide Race

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 2, 2013  Photo - John Harrelson/Getty Images
Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 2, 2013
Photo – John Harrelson/Getty Images

Once again during Saturday afternoon’s Nationwide Series race at Texas, it was the No.22 car in victory lane. One of the most dominating seasons continues for the Penske Racing entry. This victory is the No.22 car’s twelfth on the year and Keselowski’s sixth. The owner’s championship is very much within reach for this team and this race solidified that point.

A Penske parade was up front early when Sam Hornish Jr. took the lead from Alex Bowman on lap five and then Keselowski passed Hornish Jr. one lap later. After the Penske stint up front, Joe Gibbs Racing held the top positions for mostly the mid-part of the race. Continue reading